Rotherfield · Wealden · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Rotherfield?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,725.44£2.99 less than the Wealden Band D average (£2,728.43).
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Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27RotherfieldBand D
  • Wealden council£221.14
  • East Sussex County Council£1,960.29
  • Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner£281.91
  • East Sussex Fire Authority£117.49
  • Rotherfield parish precept£144.61
Total for the year£2,725.44
Parish part
£144.61
+£16.65 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,816.96
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£272.54
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,668
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Rotherfield, 2026-27

Estimates: the Wealden average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,816.96£181.706/9
Band B£2,119.79£211.987/9
Band C£2,422.61£242.268/9
Band D£2,725.44£272.549/9
Band E£3,331.09£333.1111/9
Band F£3,936.75£393.6813/9
Band G£4,542.40£454.2415/9
Band H£5,450.88£545.0918/9

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Band D in Rotherfield compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Rotherfield figure is an estimate

RotherfieldRotherfield£2,725Wealden averageWealden average£2,728No parish partNo parish part£2,581England averageEngland average£2,392
RotherfieldRotherfield£2,725Wealden averageWealden average£2,728No parish partNo parish part£2,581England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Rotherfield
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Rotherfield in 2026-27

Rotherfield's local council set a precept of £241,252 for 2026-27, raised from 1,668 Band D-equivalent homes: £144.61 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £127.96, so it has risen by £16.65 (13.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,595.55 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Wealden: £221.14 for Wealden council, £1,960.29 for East Sussex County Council, £281.91 for Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, £117.49 for East Sussex Fire Authority.

Council tax by band in Rotherfield, 2026-27

Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,816.96£1,817AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,119.79£2,120BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,422.61£2,423CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,725.44£2,725DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,331.09£3,331EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,936.75£3,937FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,542.40£4,542GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,450.88£5,451HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,816.96£1,817AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,119.79£2,120BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,422.61£2,423CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,725.44£2,725DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,331.09£3,331EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,936.75£3,937FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,542.40£4,542GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,450.88£5,451HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Rotherfield, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
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BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,816.96£181.70£151.41£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,119.79£211.98£176.65£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,422.61£242.26£201.88£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,725.44£272.54£227.12£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,331.09£333.11£277.59£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,936.75£393.68£328.06£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,542.40£454.24£378.53£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,450.88£545.09£454.24£4,783.0418/9
Source: worked out from MHCLG 2026-27 Band D amounts and the statutory band ratios.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Rotherfield?
About £2,725.44 for 2026-27, of which £144.61 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Rotherfield?
About £2,119.79 a year, or £211.98 a month over 10 payments.
How does Rotherfield compare with the rest of Wealden?
Its parish precept adds £144.61 to a Band D bill; across Wealden parish precepts add £147.60 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Wealden with a similar precept

Parish part of a Band D bill.

Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method